Track & Field
Rothwell, Cha'Mia
Cha'Mia Rothwell
- Title:
- Assistant Track & Field Coach
Cha’Mia Rothwell joined the Mississippi State track and field staff on Nov. 11, 2024.
Prior to her time at State, Rothwell served as an assistant coach at North Carolina Central University. As a coach, she coordinated workouts, helped athletes establish and meet personal and athletic goals, baseline testing for athletic performance benchmarking, and assisted in facilitating the recruiting process with prospective athletes. At NCCU, Rothwell oversaw James Harris to a third-place finish in the 200 meters, and T’Sheylah Moore and Nyree Baccus to fifth and sixth in the 400 meters at the 2024 MEAC Outdoor Championships. Harris held the 21st fastest time for freshman nationally that season.
Before her time at NCCU, Rothwell served as a volunteer coach at Duke from 2021-2023, in which she helped coach the program to the 2022 ACC indoor title and outdoor runner-up title. In the 2023 season, the team earned the ACC indoor runner-up title and the ACC outdoor title, all of which came from the women’s program.
Rothwell competed in the hurdles and jumps at Dartmouth College before transferring to Duke to compete for a year. Rothwell was a decorated athlete in college, earning accolades such as nine Ivy League titles and two Ivy League Indoor Heptagonal Most Outstanding Field Performer awards. She was also named Dartmouth’s Most Outstanding Female Athlete twice, earning the Class of 1976 award.
During her time at Duke, Rothwell earned All-ACC Academic honors, All-ACC First Team honors, and USTFCCCA First Team honors all in the 100 meter hurdles. She assisted Duke to its first ACC outdoor title for the women’s program. Rothwell earned a qualification spot at the 2021 USATF Olympic Trials, in which she finished 20th in the 100 meter hurdles. At the 2022 USATF Indoor Championships, Rothwell earned seventh in the 60 meter hurdles. She improved on this finish at the 2023 Indoor Championships, finishing fourth.
Rothwell has a Master of Management Studies from Duke University and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Dartmouth College.
Prior to her time at State, Rothwell served as an assistant coach at North Carolina Central University. As a coach, she coordinated workouts, helped athletes establish and meet personal and athletic goals, baseline testing for athletic performance benchmarking, and assisted in facilitating the recruiting process with prospective athletes. At NCCU, Rothwell oversaw James Harris to a third-place finish in the 200 meters, and T’Sheylah Moore and Nyree Baccus to fifth and sixth in the 400 meters at the 2024 MEAC Outdoor Championships. Harris held the 21st fastest time for freshman nationally that season.
Before her time at NCCU, Rothwell served as a volunteer coach at Duke from 2021-2023, in which she helped coach the program to the 2022 ACC indoor title and outdoor runner-up title. In the 2023 season, the team earned the ACC indoor runner-up title and the ACC outdoor title, all of which came from the women’s program.
Rothwell competed in the hurdles and jumps at Dartmouth College before transferring to Duke to compete for a year. Rothwell was a decorated athlete in college, earning accolades such as nine Ivy League titles and two Ivy League Indoor Heptagonal Most Outstanding Field Performer awards. She was also named Dartmouth’s Most Outstanding Female Athlete twice, earning the Class of 1976 award.
During her time at Duke, Rothwell earned All-ACC Academic honors, All-ACC First Team honors, and USTFCCCA First Team honors all in the 100 meter hurdles. She assisted Duke to its first ACC outdoor title for the women’s program. Rothwell earned a qualification spot at the 2021 USATF Olympic Trials, in which she finished 20th in the 100 meter hurdles. At the 2022 USATF Indoor Championships, Rothwell earned seventh in the 60 meter hurdles. She improved on this finish at the 2023 Indoor Championships, finishing fourth.
Rothwell has a Master of Management Studies from Duke University and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Dartmouth College.
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